Richard-R Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Being a reformed smoker ( 69 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes and 19 seconds. Not that I' counting or anything). I got to wondering why the supermarkets here do not sell cig's. They sell EVERYTHING else. Any one got any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 They don't seell medicines either, although there is often a pharmacy in the vicinity, it is unusual to find a tabac in a hypermarkert building, the reason is that you continue to buy your cigs at the tabac in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Very simply, they are not allowed to. I think it's to do with protecting the Tabacs, plus the price of cigarettes and tobacco is fixed in France, no price cutting.Also, I believe you have to be French to sell cigs and tabac as tax revenue is collected on the sale.Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-R Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Why are tobacs and chemists. , a protected species and not bread/cakefruit and veg shops. I know there is a law protecting certain small businesses, tabacs. Boul/Pat's etc. They get there rent and property tax fixed so that that they keep the stores in areas with very high rents.Would it not be againt Euro law to only let French nationals own tabacs?All very odd, you cannot buy cigs or paracetamol in Champion but you can buy beer/wine in a motorway services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 [quote user="chris pp"]Very simply, they are not allowed to. I thinkit's to do with protecting the Tabacs, plus the price of cigarettes andtobacco is fixed in France, no price cutting.Also, I believe you have to be French to sell cigs and tabac as tax revenue is collected on the sale.Chris.[/quote]We knew an English chap with a tabac, the Grandmother was French, don't know if that helped ! but he had to prove a fair fluencyin French to do the course needed for the tabac etc. Also knew anIrishman with a PMU bar, he knew my wallet very well as well ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Correct me if I'm wrong, but a couple of years ago didn't the government put up the taxes on cigarettes, and the tabacs protested (complaining of reduced sales as a result of the price hike) so the government paid all the tabacs a lump sum payment to compensate. The idea behind the hike was to help pay the national health debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Is tobacco still a government monopoly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I seem to remember but I am not totally sure that running tabacs, railway crossings and lock gates was reserved for veterans of WW1 for a long time. Probably a loyal grateful workforce who could be relied on either to collect taxes or to do the other jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Or due to war injuries couldn't find any other jobs...Forgot to say, earlier, Richard - well done, keep it up. I am now 15 years and 10 months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I seem to remember but I am not totally sure that running tabacs, railway crossings and lock gates was reserved for veterans of WW1 for a long time.Well there wouldn't be too many of the WW1 veterans around these days. Do they still have special seats on French public transport that are reserved for those with war injuries?Back to Tabacs: our village shop / bar has a tabac license and people do seem to come from miles around to stock up on the "fags". I was told that during the drought last year that farmers were allowed to water the tabacco because the government gets a huge chunk of the profits but farmers were not allowed to water their maize or other crops. I am not sure how true this was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 [quote user="Miki"][quote user="chris pp"]Very simply, they are not allowed to. I thinkit's to do with protecting the Tabacs, plus the price of cigarettes andtobacco is fixed in France, no price cutting.Also, I believe you have to be French to sell cigs and tabac as tax revenue is collected on the sale.Chris.[/quote]We knew an English chap with a tabac, the Grandmother was French, don't know if that helped ! but he had to prove a fair fluencyin French to do the course needed for the tabac etc. Also knew anIrishman with a PMU bar, he knew my wallet very well as well ![/quote]One needs to do a course??? On what? How to give change? The correctway to insert a fag? How to stike a match without becoming ahuman torch? I am intrigued. I gave up about 6 years ago and still sometimes feel like something is missing. Wretched stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Here is a cute little song that your children will probably learn at school. I know it must be very hard for smokers to give up so well done so far RDKR. J'ai du bon tabac Dans ma tabatière, J'ai du bon tabac Tu n'en auras pas. J'en ai du fin et du râpé Ce n'est pas pour ton vilain nez, J'ai du bon tabac Dans ma tabatière, J'ai du bon tabac Tu n'en auras pas! Ce refrain connu que chantait mon père A ce seul couplet s'est longtemps borné Moi je me suis déterminé A l'allonger comm' mon vilain nez etc... Avoir un tel ne n'est pas ordinaire Aussi tout le monde en est étonné Je laisse dire et ricaner Car depuis que je suis né etc... Si j'ai constamment si bon caractère C'est encore mon nez qui me l'a donné Il est toujours si bien tourné Jamais bouché, ni jamais fermé, etc... Grâce à mon beau nez, je sais me soustraire A tous les fâcheux qui veulent me berner Pour n'être pas importuné Je leur chante comme un forcené etc... Au concours de nez de l'année dernière C'est l'mien haut la main qui fut couronné A ceux qui voulaient me maronner Je disais en leur riant au nez etc... Voilà sept couplets, au fond ce n'est guère Pour un tel sujet bien assaisonné Forcément, l'on est amené A se redire en parlant du nez ! etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 But you live her jond, surely you know that a course is required toeven do a course and without said course, you are of course, totallyb******ed !This course, if I remember rightly and you will see where the fluencycomes in as the old hand signals really won't do !, is aboutunderstanding TVA, tabac duties, French or foreign, douanes andobligations, keeping tabac away from foods (many simply put a glassscreen across, not correct ! some don't bother, some get caught, somedon't, and lots, lots more, well it is apparently tightly controlled bythem above, so say no more. Now the borders are barely manned in theway they once were, thousands of douanes folks are running around withlittle else to do, than badger the tabacs.[:)] Mind you, having a baccy shop can bring in the Euros, especially with the other wotsits one sells in the shop.Just like many PMU's do, I always have a drink or two, whilst throwingmy money down the same eventual outlet................[:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 In my (U.K.) supermarket yesterday the girl in front of me paid £5.46 for two items which were......................... a packet of crisps and a packet of cigarettes, I had no idea that cigarettes cost around a fiver a packet! I paid £7.00 for chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, tin of organic beans and a few other things and had enough in my basket for a couple of evening meals and a lunch as well. I can't understand how people can afford to smoke these days. Well done to all who have managed to give up the fags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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